Last Update: 2026-04-27
Introduction
This Synchronization License (the “License”) is by and between Matt Correia (the “Composer”) and the performing ensemble (the “Orchestra”). It will take effect upon the Composer’s express written approval and the Orchestra’s payment of a licensing fee (the “Fee”) when required.
The License grants and governs the Orchestra’s use of its audio and video recordings of the Composer’s work for which a rental or purchase fee has been paid (the “Work”). The License applies in addition to, and not in lieu of, the Rental Agreement or the Terms of Purchase.
Synchronization Rights
1a. The Orchestra is granted the right to:
- Record its performances of the Work using audio and video formats;
- Store, reproduce, enhance, encode, edit, synchronize, and otherwise modify those recordings or any portion of those recordings (collectively, the “Media”).
1b. The Media may be synchronized to:
- Its performance footage (a “Performance Use”);
- Other visual content approved by the Orchestra (an “Extended Use”).
1c. Performance Use restricts altering the Media in a way that deviates from a standard performance context. The Orchestra must not change the fundamental character of the Work, create derivative works with the Media, or interpolate the Media into other musical works or content.
1d. Extended Use may include any other material created for or directly associated with the Orchestra, such as advertising, branding, interviews, backstage footage, b-roll footage, and other audio, video, sounds, and content.
Distribution Rights
2a. The Orchestra is granted the royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide right to:
- Publish and make the Media available on the Orchestra’s proprietary live or on-demand streaming services, and similar third-party services that are associated with the Orchestra, including YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and WordPress (collectively, “Online Video”);
- Publish, distribute, and make the Media available through social media platforms and email distribution lists, from accounts that are associated with the Orchestra, including Facebook, Instagram, X, and Mailchimp (collectively, “Social Media”);
- Broadcast the Media on television and radio stations, as part of programming that is directly associated with the Orchestra (collectively, “Broadcast Media”).
2b. Nothing in this License requires the Orchestra to use the Media in Online Video, Social Media, or Broadcast Media. The Orchestra is never obligated to distribute the Media in any way, even after agreement to the License.
Sublicensing Rights
3a. The Orchestra may sublicense its rights to other parties that are directly associated with or working on behalf of the Orchestra (“Partners”). This includes personnel, musicians, subsidiary or affiliated organizations, production companies, media agencies, freelancers, and any other party at the Orchestra’s sole discretion.
3b. Partners are legally bound to the terms and conditions of this License. It is the Orchestra’s responsibility to manage its Partners, including their ongoing compliance with the License and their use and distribution of the Media.
3c. Partners must not further sublicense their distribution rights to other parties without the Composer’s express written permission.
License Duration
4a. The License will be approved for a duration of either 30 days (a “1-Month Term”) or 365 days (a “1-Year Term”). The Orchestra is not required to use the Media for the entirety of the agreed-upon Term, and may discontinue its use early.
4b. Upon expiration of the License, the Orchestra must delete or make inaccessible the Media and any public recordings of the Work.
4c. The License will not automatically renew and will never be granted in perpetuity or given an extension. Upon its expiration, the License may be renewed in writing by both parties.
Third-Party Permissions
5a. Any rights granted by the License are contingent upon the permission from copyright holders of any underlying compositions (“Third Parties”). This License grants no rights to such underlying compositions.
5b. Due to their authorized use of copyrighted material, the Works below require additional permission from Third Parties:
- The Armed Forces Salute;
- We Need A Little Christmas (from “Mame”).
5c. It is the Orchestra’s responsibility to obtain the necessary permissions from Third Parties, to pay any fees they require, and to comply with their terms. If any rights granted by Third Parties are more restrictive than this License, the more restrictive terms will apply.
5d. The Composer is not responsible for the approval, revocation, or other actions of Third Parties, or for the specific terms of their licenses. The Orchestra agrees to forever indemnify and hold harmless the Composer for any third-party claims and all incurred costs, damages, or losses that arise from the Orchestra’s unauthorized use of the Media.
License Restrictions
6a. The License does not grant the Orchestra any rights that are not explicitly granted within, including performance, grand, or mechanical rights. These and any other supplemental uses require the Composer’s express written permission and may incur additional fees.
6b. The Composer and/or Third Parties will retain any intellectual property rights of the Work and underlying compositions. The Orchestra will retain ownership of the master recordings and all copyrights associated with those recordings. The Composer will not have any ownership right, interest, or stake in the Media, or in other content created by the Orchestra by permission of this License.
6c. Except as described in Section 3, the Orchestra must not sell or transfer the rights of this License to any other party for commercial exploitation. No other party should receive direct compensation from its use of the Media.
6d. Without the Composer’s express written permission, the Media must never be associated with any:
- Advertisement or solicitation for a party that is not directly associated with the Orchestra or the Work’s performance, including sponsors;
- Political party, religious organization, lobbying institution, or related campaign or figure;
- Message or idea that is political, religious, derogatory, controversial, obscene, sexually explicit, discriminatory, deceptive, illegal, or damaging to any reputation.
6e. The Orchestra is prohibited from using the Media to train machine learning or artificial intelligence (“AI”) models, and from otherwise ingesting the Media into machine learning or AI models. The Media must never be adapted by generative AI or combined with such content.
Fee Structure
7a. Performance Use:
- For a 1-Month Term, 50% of the first-performance Rental fee or the Purchase fee, whichever applies;
- For a 1-Year Term, 75% of the first-performance Rental fee or the Purchase fee, whichever applies;
7b. Extended Use:
- For a 1-Month Term, 50% of the total Rental or Purchase fee, whichever applies;
- For a 1-Year Term, 75% of the total Rental or Purchase fee, whichever applies;
Contract Infringement
8a. The Orchestra’s breach of this Contract will justify its immediate termination with no opportunity for remedy. Upon such termination, all rights of the Orchestra are immediately revoked, and within fourteen (14) days the Orchestra must return the Materials and destroy its copies.
8b. Neither party will be held liable for a delay or failure of obligation as required by the License resulting from an event of force majeure, such as unforeseeable, unpreventable, or emergency circumstances, including failures of technology providers.
Final Provisions
9a. The individual submitting Payment on behalf of the Orchestra, and consequently agreeing to this License, warrants that they are authorized to act on behalf of the Orchestra in this matter.
9b. The License is governed by and subject to the laws of the State of Florida. For the purpose of any claim or dispute brought in relation to the License, both parties consent to legally-binding arbitration, administered virtually, under the American Arbitration Association’s rules.
9c. If any part of the License is found void or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the rest of the License, which will remain valid and enforceable according to its terms.
9d. This License, in conjunction with the Rental Agreement or Terms of Purchase, is the entire agreement between the Composer and the Orchestra. Any and all supplements, modifications, or sub-agreements to the License must be made in writing.
9e. The Composer reserves the right to change the License in any way, at any time, and without prior notice to the Orchestra. Changes to the License will not affect the Orchestra’s ongoing Term. The version of the License that was published at the time of Fee payment will apply. It is the Orchestra’s responsibility to save a copy of the License at that time.
9f. The most current version of the License will always be available at mattcorreia.com/sync.